Principal Mission Assurance Engineer - 13174-2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a Principal Mission Assurance Engineer to provide support to our Roy, UT based Sentinel Team. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. What You'll Get to Do: Qualified candidate will support MA functions to ensure mission success through technical reviews of all program drawings, contract, and requirements documents as required. Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. Perform or assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability of Sentinel achievements. Assess program performance and risks and determines resources to ensure mission assurance. Assist the Program Quality Managers (PQM) with all Sentinel Mission Assurance/Program Management requirements. Develop, implement, and maintain Program Quality Plans. Assist PQM in preparation and execution on of Program Preventive and Corrective Action Board (PCAB). Develop and maintain Sentinel Program Metrics. Assist in the preparation of the Program Management/Program Review packages, Audits, Partnering with Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and Interfacing with Customer/DCMA meetings. Support PQM with Sentinel Customer Corrective Action Requests. Support IPT MA & QE in Conditional Acceptance requirements and flow down. Monitor timely closure of Conditionally Accepted hardware and work corrective actions with IPT MA & QEs. Perform acceptance of functional and integrated test events. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 401k Educational Assistance Life Insurance Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions Paid Time Off Health & Wellness Resources Employee Discounts This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80A. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's of Science degree and 5 years of Test, Systems Engineering, or Quality experience; or a Master's Degree and 3 years of experience; or a PhD and 1 years of experience Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need Experience with Quality Management Systems (AS9100, ISO 9001, or Military Quality Assurance) Experience with Mission Assurance Engineering and Quality Engineering practices Experience in Aerospace/Missile Systems/Sub-Systems design, development, test, or sustainment Preferred Qualifications: Understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering concepts Experience with PM&P Experience with Configuration Management/Data Management Experience with manufacturing and test quality assurance processes Experience with Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) and Material Review Board (MRB) Experience quality management systems to support program processes, audits, and improvement Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metrics reporting for overall program and segments Experience with program PCAB and driving process improvements An active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. 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